O Porriño
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| Concello de O Porriño | |||
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| Nickname: "Porriño" | |||
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| Parroquias | Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño and Torneiros | ||
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| Government | |||
| - Alcalde (Mayor) | Raúl Francés (BNG) | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 62 km² (23.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 62 km² (23.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0 km² (0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 16,576 (INE) | ||
| - Density | 267/km² (691.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CET (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: [1] | |||
O Porriño is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.
It is an industrial town, in the metropolitan area of Vigo, from which has an important economic dependence. One of its main industries is in the field of granite production. O Porriño's granite is worldwide known as Rosa Porriño (Pink Porriño), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
From O Porriño was the architect Antonio Palacios, known for its granite work, such as the Telecommunications Palace in Madrid, the García Barbón Theater in Vigo, or the town hall of its home town among others.
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Spain
Vigo
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